Insured to Death: Life Insurance and the Crimes It Inspired
Stephanie Hoover Has That Story
English - August 03, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBHistory True Crime non-fiction author stephanie hoover culture history true crime legends myths spiritualism Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Before it was regulated, life insurance was the motive for more crimes than a room full of screenwriters could ever conceive. Murder, faux suicide, mysterious disappearances - even self-mutilation - were all employed in fraudulent life insurance schemes.
Some of these plots were successful. More often than not, these perpetrators were caught and, in some cases, hanged.
In this episode, Stephanie discusses the astonishing - and deadly - history of life insurance.
To learn more about the Blue-Eyed Six (mentioned in this episode), read Stephanie's article here:
http://www.hauntinglypa.com/blue-eyed-six.html
To read the feature article on which this episode is based, click this link:
http://www.cloudedinmystery.com/insured-to-death.html
For a full list of episodes, or to learn more about Stephanie or her books, visit StephanieHoover.com.